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SBEGIFIGATIONdormint; part. of Letters Eate'ntwNoa 224,468, dated-February 10, 1-880.

Application filed October 31,-18 79.

To all whom it mayeoncern:

Be it known that L ISAAC E. 'PnLMER,of Middletown, in the county of Middlesexend State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful vImprovements in Horse Bla-n kets and Covers, of which the following is a Horse-covers, such as blankets, rubber cov-f ers for rainy weather, or fly-nets, as com monly constructed, are subjectedjtosevere strains by the movements of the horse. The stamping of the horse and 'the movements of his shoulders tend to strain the blanket or cover both in a longitudinal and in a trans verse direction, and such strain across a blanket or cover, caused by the depression of the horses head, is particularly severein blankets or covers which are provided with hoods formed in the same piece of clothing therewith extending up over the horses head.

The object of my invention is to furnish a blanket or cover which will yield to accommodate itself to the various movements of the horse, and thereby any tendency to rupture or ing a body portion and a hood, and havingin front of the position occupied by the saddle a transverse opening with overlapping edges, through which the reins may pass.

It also consists in details of construction to be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a view of a horse covered by a blanket embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a plan of such blanket. Fig. 3 represents a similar view of a horse and a blanket of modified form. Fig. 4 represents a plan of such modified form of blanket. Fig. 5 represents a longitudinal section of a portion of such a blanket, and Fig. 6 represents a similar section of a blanket of modified form.

:Siniilar letters of referencedesignate corresponding parts in'allthe figures.

A designates the 'blaiiket or cover, composed ofa single pieceof clothing, which is of ordinarydesign, and maybe made of any material" forfpr'otectin g a horse against cold, rain, or flies. In order to permit the blanket to -be elongated or stretched in the direction of its length without-subjecting the fabric to severe strain caused bythehorses movements, thefforeportion, A,of the blanket, which fits "upon the "shoulders of the horse, is connected to the rear or back portion, A by means of one or more strips or pieces of elastic material, which are permanently connected at each end to the, blanket or cover. As here represented, the blanket is divided transversely at a for a portion of its width, and the two edges overlap, as clearly represented in Fig. 5. The opposite edges are connected by elastic straps b, which are preferably arranged in pairs in line with each other, as represented in Figs. 2 and 5, and when so arranged the two edges of the blanket are always extended, and do not double over and leave the back ofthe horse exposed. v

The transverse opening a is in front of the position occupied by the saddle, and the reins are preferably passed through this opening and under the portion of the blanket forward ofit, though they are not so represented in this instance.

Fig. 3 represents a blanket or cover having ahood, A comprised in the same piece of Instead of being divided transversely, as

represented at a, the blanket or cover may be doubled or turned under, as shown in Fig. 6, and the straps 1) arranged in the same manner as in Fig. 5. 4

I may likewise provide for the proper yielding of the parts of the blanket or cover by cutting ,away a strip of the fabric extending transversely across the horse and sewing in 'theplace of the cut-away portion a piece of elastic rubber cloth, and in such case the straps b may be entirely dispensed with. This form of blanket would be especially desirable in rubber blankets to protect the horse from ram.

In order to permit the blanket or cover tobe wrapped closely around the horses breast I provide holes or openings 0, through which pass the shaftsf. In lieu of the holes or openings e, I may cut slits g upward from the edge of the .blanket and unite the two edges by straps h andabuckle. Such a slit with buckled strap may be made in the position represented, or farther back, and allows the blanket to be put partly inside and partly outside or wholly inside of the shaft without passing it over the end of the latter. It also provides for bringing any part of the harness that may be desired through the blanket.

Though the blanket or cover is here represented as consisting of a single piece of material, it might be composed of several pieces permanently connected together by sewing or otherwise, whereby it consists in any case of a single piece of clothing.

By my invention I provide a blanket or cover which is not subjected to a severe strain by the movements of the horse, and which covers the horse more closely than ordinary blankets or coverings.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A horse blanket or cover consisting of a single piece of clothing comprising a body portion and a hood, and having in front of the position occupied by the saddle a transverse opening closed by an elastic strip or strips, substantially as specified.

2. The horse blanket or cover A, divided transversely at a, and having its divided portions overlapping each other and connected by straps b, of elastic material, .arranged in pairs, the straps of each pair being in line longitudinally one with the other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A blanket provided with one or more slits, g,extending from the lower edge upward, and provided at the bottom with straps h, for closing the lower parts of the said slits, substantially as herein described.

ISAAC E. PALMER.

"Witnesses:

A. PUTNAM, GEO. W. BURKE. 

